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Queanbeyan & Braidwood · Council & local affairs

Council & local affairs, 1905

194 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 10

Municipal Election. the Nominations

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

TO-DAY, at noon, at the Council Chambers, (in presence of a fair attendance of rater payers) pursuant to advertisement, the Mayor presiding as returning officer, the…

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Municipal Election

The Age · Tuesday 7 February 1905 · page 2

THIRTY ratepayers gathered at the Council Chambers at noon to-day to witness the official declaration of the nominations for the 1905 contest. The Mayor (Mr. H. J. S. Hungerford),…

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Municipal Politics

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

ON Tuesday last, there was a moderate, attendance of ratepayers at the Council Chambers to hear the nominations…

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The Municipal Ballot

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

TO-MORROW the ballot will decide as to which three of the six candidates for municipal honors shall be entrusted with…

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municipal Election

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

The municipal election this year passed over very quietly. On Tuesday at noon, the returning Officer (Alderman Higgins) attended at the Council…

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Municipal Notes

The Age · Friday 10 February 1905 · page 2

To-MORROW the ratepayers of this borough will be called upon to record their opinions at the ballot box of the three man best fitted to occupy seats in the council for the ensuing three years…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

At the meeting last night the[?] absentee was Alderman Craig. The principal business was the [?]tion of Mayor…

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Proposed Council Chambers

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

The question, of the erection of the proposed Council Chambers, upon which. a vote was taken last Friday, does not appear to be a burningone, either for or…

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The Municipal Ballot. Democratic Victory

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

THE ballot for three aldermen to sit for three years was taken in Queanbeyan on Saturday, when the poll proved one of the…

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The Municipal Election

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

THIS year [?] as keen an interest, both on the part of candidates, their supporters, and ratepayers generally, as was evinced in Queanbeyan for some time past…

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Municipal Election

The Age · Tuesday 14 February 1905 · page 2

THOUGH much excitement did not prevail on Saturday in consequence of the municipal election, the results show that keen enthusiasm was displayed by the ratepayers of the…

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Braidwood Municipal Council

The Braidwood Dispatch and Mining Journal · Wednesday 15 February 1905 · page 2

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Council was held on Monday evening last. Present: Alderman Maher (in the chair), Kershaw, Ellison, O'Conell, Lindsay, Higgins and Taylor…

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Election of Mayor

The Queanbeyan Leader · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

AT the meeting of aldermen convened to elect a mayor for the ensuing year, only four—viz.: Aldermen Hincksman, Atkinson, Knox,…

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Borough Council

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 17 February 1905 · page 2

THE special meeting of aldermen called for noon yesterday for the purpuse of electing one of their number to fill the mayoral chair, lapsed for…

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Queanbeyan Municipal Council. Election of Mayor

The Queanbeyan Leader · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

ON Thursday night last, there was no quorum at the Council Chambers, only Ald. Atkinson, Knox, E.C. Hinksman, and…

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Lord Mayor of Sydney

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

The Police Magistrate this morning delivered his decision in the police court case, in which Alderman John Norton applied to unset Alderman A…

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Borough Council. Mayoral Election

The Queanbeyan Observer · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

ON Friday afternoon, at four o'clock, the whole of the aldermen were in their places, the business of the meeting being the nomination and election…

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Queanbeyan Age with Which Are Incorporated Queanbeyan Times, Bungendore Mirror & Captain's Flat Miner. Tuesday, February 21, 1905. Mr. John Norton and the Lord Mayor

The Age · Tuesday 21 February 1905 · page 2

MR. WILSHIRE, S.M., sitting in the summons division of the Central Police Court yesterday afternoon, gave his reserved decision in the case instituted by Alderman John…

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The Case Against the Lord Mayor

The Queanbeyan Observer · Friday 24 February 1905 · page 2

ON Monday, Mr. Wilshire, S.M., dismissed the information laid by Alderman John Norton against the Lord Mayor in which the right of…

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Council Meeting

The Braidwood Express and People's Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1905 · page 2

At last night’s meeting the absentees were Aldermen Connell and Craig. Accounts amounting to £36 1s 4d were passed for payment on the motion of…

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